Coin-controlled vending apparatus.



PATENTS!) FEB. 18, 1908.

R. N. & B. P. BBASLEY. 00m GONTROLLED'VENDING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAFL23, 190 6.

"To all whom it may concern:

auarcn No. 87 9,722. Specification of Application filed January 23. 1906. Serial H0. 297.492.

Be it known that we, Rumor: N. BEASLEY and BENJAMIN F. BEASLEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Paint Lick and Lexington, respectively, in the counties of Madison and Fayette, respectively,- and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coin-Controlled Yending Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus for T vending postage stamps, postal cards, picscribed coin or coins and, when a tures and other articles capable of being'put- 4 up in the form of a strip Wound in a roll and separated by perforations or weakening lines in such manner as to permit the article or articles projected to be separated from the stri l he object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient apparatus of this character which will feed one or more stamps o other articles upon the insertion of a prelurality of coins are intended to be used, it lremain inoperative until the required number of coins of the prescribed denomination are inserted.

Another object is to provide, in conjunction with a novel construction of feeding devices, means for clamping and releasing the strip so as to insure its proper feed and prevent the fraudulent wit drawal of any portion of the strip. v With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanyk g-drawings, in which:.

Figure 1 is avertical longitudinal section. through the apparatus taken on the line m x of Fig. '2. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of-- thesame taken on line of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 and 4 are detail views illustrating the operation of the feed mechanism locking and coin releasing levers.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates an 1nclosing casi of suitable size, form and construction an having a coin inlet slot 2 communicating with a coin feed chute 3. The chute 3 is suitably supported within the 4 casing and extends at a downward and inward inclination fromthe slot-2 to adapt the coin to feed therethrough by grav ty, the inner and lower end of sald chute being pro-,

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videcl with a pendent vertical discharge portion 4. Adjacent its inlet end the chute 3 is provided with a side outlet 5 in proper relation to which is arranged a magnet 6 designed to effect the withdrawalfrom the chute of counterfeit coins,'tok'ens and the like and reven't the passage of the same to the trip evers controlling the feed mech- Disposed within the casing is a suitable frame 7 in which Is jonrnaled the shaft 8 of a spool or reel 9 u )onwhich the. stamps, pictures, postal car s or the like to be vended and arranged in the form of a continuous strip are wound in the form of a roll. T he free end of the strip 10 passes from the spool 9 through a suitable guide-11 and between upper and lower feed rollers 12 and 13 and thence throu h a guide member 14 fixed to the front wa of the machine; 'The said front wall of the machine is provided in line with the guide 14 with'a discharge passage 15, and has arranged upon its outer side a plate 16 having a slot coinciding with the-passa e. The front ed e of the forward stamp of t e sheet normally lies in'the slot of the plate .16 and in alinenient with the outer surface of said late. In the operation of the apparatus t e strip is fed forward a distance equivalent to the length of the stamps of the strip so that the perforation or Weakenin line between the projected stamp and' ollowing stamp. of the strip will aline with the outer ed e of the aperture in the plate 16, thusenab 'ng. it to be conveniently severed by. the purchaser: If desired, one of the ed 6 walls of the opening in the plate 16 may e suitably beveled or sharpened to form a guiding edge whereby the projected stamp maybe easily removed from the strip without liability of'injury to the same or the succeeding stamp of thestrip.

As stated, the apparatus may be employed for vending stamps, pictures, postal cards or similar articles arranged in the form of a strip with intervening perforations or weakening lines so that they may be consecutively removed. Whenv stamps are to be vended the gummed faces of the stamps are arranged in contact with a str'i 17 of oiled" paper or the like which is woun therewith on the reel 9 and feeds with the stamps therefrom. I do not limit the invention to the feed-of-a V singlestamp or other article at each'iopera- 35 l tends at one on through the adjacent side of the cas' tion of the machine, the the s or other articles may be arranged u on t e strip in pairs or OthGI'WPSP-G suitably posed so that 4 a plurality of them may be vend'ed upon the while the mac insertion of apiglscribed coin. For instance, e may be adapted for feed:

ing a single stamp for two cents, the coin revenue from'the sale of the 'stam s-orother;

mechanism and strip'may be so arranged as to feed two stamps for fivecen'ts, in order that theowner of the machine may derivea articles. where the stamps or ot er articles are sold at then face value, it will, of course, be understood that the machine will be used 'for. public'convenience by merchants and others wnoseek to use'the apparatus as an' advertising feature of their establishment;

. The rolls.12 and 13 may bemade'of rubber .or other suitable material, and the shaft of the roll 13 is mounted in adjustable bearings 18 -movable in guide'slots 19 in'the fr me 7 and supfported by springs 20 through the.

I action 0 which the stri is held withthedsired pressure betweent erolls. One end of the shaft of the roller'12 carries a ratchet wheel 21 e aged by a'p'awl 22 'on the frame to hold sai roller from retrograde rotation, while theother end of said shaft carries a ratchet wheel 23 adapted to.

be engaged by a feed pawl 24 The pawl 24 is pivotally mounted upon a swingin arm 25 loosely journaled upon the-shaftof t e roller -12 and attached by a link or connecting rod .26to a combined crank and trip member 27 on an operatln shaft 28, which shaft 28 exand is provided with a crank handle or ot er"actuating device 29, the shaft and its tn members constituting'a controlling device for the locking and releasing levers, hereinafter-described. The shaft .28

carries a trip lug or member 30 arranged in advance of the crank 27' in the direction of.

' movement of said shaft, and also carries a to firoject through an opening in the upper cam or notched disk 31 arranged to operate a strip clamping or retaining device 32 adapted of the gui e 14 to normall hold the strip from movement. or retaini device 32 has a stem' 33 vertically slida le in guides 34 and normally forced downwer-rl by 'a spring 35, the, said zit-d at its upper end with alaterally projecting arm 36 adapted to ride stem being i upon the can) 31 and. to seat in the notch therein when the latter comes into registering relation therewith.

A combined tripping and locking lever- 37 is iulcrumed upon a pivot pin 38 and has a notched locking end 39 adapted to engage.

the lug 30 to hold the shaft 28 from feeding movement. The other end of the lever is formed with a ockct 40 telescopically engaging the disc arge end 4 of the'chute 3,

said pocket being open at top and outerf= arranged therein.

The normal position of the parts is shown the down-tilting of the pocketed end until The sai clamping deposited coins may dischargeinto the cas-' ingproper or into a suitable receptacle 44 p in Fig. 1, and in practice t will be under- 50 stood, tha '-the notched end or arm of the lever is sumclent in weight to overcome'the j". weight of the pocketed end thereof and having sufti'cient additional weight to prevent;-

s5 a com or coins of the proper denomination feed into the pockets -Thus -assuming that -;j a single stamp or other article is to be vended for two cents, it will be understood. that the lever 37. not tilt until two 'enni'es'have I been fed intb the pocket 40; en a coin or coins of the pro erden'omination are fed into the pocket, t e pccket'edend of the lever 37 will tilt downward, thus releasing the notched end of said lever from engage- Q5 ment-with the lug ,30, as" shown inFlg. 3, and (permittingthe shaft 28 to be turned for-' war by the crank/Q9, 'thicoin, however, being still retained the pocket. by the' .guard 41. 1U onthe'turning of the crank- '29 by the pure" aser, thepawl 24-will engage no the ratchet 23 .and turn the feed roller 12 until the arm 25 reaches a substantiall vertical osition, when said pawl will e release from engagement with the ratchet wheel and backward to normal position during the'continue'd rotation of the crank 27'. -,the movement of the shaft 28 the strip clamp 32' be retracted in an obvious manner by the cam 31, ahd the member 27 will engage and tilt the lever 42,

thus releasing thecoin' or coins held in the.

pocket 40, thu allqwingjthe parts tore'turn to normal position and the notched end of v p the lever 37 -to again engagethe-lug 39 and lock the feedmechanism from movement.- During the aboveides'cribed o ration otthe parts the movementgof the re era 12 and 13 will feed the strip. forward sufficiently to eject a single stamp or any desired number, n accord to their arm 'ement and,desi red extent 0 movement of t e strip, so that the purchaser may conveniently detach the same.

It will be understood, of. course, that the action of the lever 42 is to retain the coins '2 within the pocket 40 to prevent the lever 37 from returning to-normal osition until the feed mechanism has me e one complete -moven1ent;. and it will be seen that i:.z- I

'vention provides a. simple, convenient, 13

tion and royided with a loekin )ro'eetion to (Hffizigv said projection on the shaft to lock the latter from movement and a shortarm adapt d '0 he depressed by the weight of a coin and earl-yin; a min pocket to :eleseopic-ally engage the delivery end of the chute, said pocketbeing open at its top and outer end, a vertically tilting eoin retaining and re- I lease :1 mm therein, and means operated 'n-y leasing. lever pivoted alone" side the locking lever to provide a trip arm operating to normally hold said lever in counretaxmng position and a retaining arm earryin a laterally projecting guard telescopically engaging the outer end of said coin pocket, and means operated by the shaft to depress said trip arm and tiltthe guard upwardly subsequent to the release of said shaft by the tiltin; of the locking lever under the weight of a e lin "dropping into said pocket.

'2. In a vending apparatus, the combination of aeoin ehu'te having a vertical delivery portion, a'rota-ry shaft (carrying a lock-- ing projection, a rod arranged parallel with l the shaft and between the same and the coin chute,-

loeiung lever extending h rizontallj "between the ehute and shaftand pirate. ly mounted upon said rod to tilt in a vertieal plane. and to provide long and short arms, the long arm being formed with a locking member to engage the loeking'meinher on the shaft and the short arm with a pocket telescopically engaging the delivery and of the chute, said short arm being adapted to be depressed by a coin dropping into said pocket, a vertically tilting coin retaining and releasing lever pivoted to said rod on one side of said locking lever and hayin its arms prol jeeting respectively toward the chute and shaft, the first named arm being provided with a laterally extendin portion folded to form a guard telescopically engaging the pocket to normally (-lose the some and rethe'sha-l't to depress the other arm of "the releasing lever and tilt the guard upnardly subsequent to the release of said shalt by Ute tilting of the locking lever under the weight of a coin dropping into said pocket In testimony whereof. we allir; our signaturesin presence of texo witnesses.

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BENJAXHX F. BHASLEY .lYitnesses:

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